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In a shift, SpeakEasy Stage Company's new season will feature three shows a year instead of five - Artistic director Dawn Simmons says the shift to fewer productions is an effort to "meet a larger moment. It's not enough to ask people to sit quietly in the dark."

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Sound Check - Missing Boston Calling? This new music festival taking over City Hall Plaza may be your answer. After launching at UMass Amherst in 2021, Mojo branches into Boston with a 10-hour festival in the heart of the city.

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'The O.C.' star Ben McKenzie wants you to know: 'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money' -- The actor, a former econ major, has a new and effective documentary about the risks of cryptocurrency.

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